Performance Food Group, Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Performance Food Group, Inc. in GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer Performance Food Group, Inc. Report ID 2019032588
Address 4041 NE 54th Avenue City, State ZIP GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA 32609
Event Date March 11, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection # 1387375
GPS Coordinates 29.70000, -82.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a pallet truck. As he was turning into an aisle from the south dry dock, he struck a guard rail with his right hand, causing the pallet jack to come to a full and complete stop that thrust him forward off the machine. As he fell from the machine, he held onto the throttle. His left foot and leg were then pinned against a rack. He was hospitalized with a crushed right hand, left leg laceration, and fractured fibula.

Incident Summary

On March 11, 2019, a worker at Performance Food Group, Inc. in GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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